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CARA is a consulting firm focused on change management, learning, and communications solutions that enable the workforce of the future. Our unparalleled commitment to the success of our clients and consultants makes CARA solutions unique.

Centric Consulting is a business consulting and technology solutions company that’s been around for more than 15 years and we’re building a company that will be here for 100 more. Centric was founded because we wanted to be different in the way we approached relationships with our clients, people, families and community. Centric is a business consulting and technology solutions firm with more than 750 consultants across the U.S. and India. Together with you, we optimize your processes and enable you to achieve your business goals to be more competitive. Our culture, people, and delivery come together in what makes Centric truly different — our balanced approach to achieving lasting solutions. We’ve created a company culture that embraces big thinking and small details, providing enterprise impact through local delivery. We have the crucial conversations, we ask the hard questions and we look at problems from all angles.

HRHotSeat is for anyone who is convinced that there are better ways to attract, onboard, retain, recognize, reward, and develop the people who matter most to our businesses. Our membership includes company-based HR practitioners of all levels and specialties, as well as consultants, service providers, business owners, students, and pros in transition who desire to stay on top of current HR trends, strategies, best practices, and resources. Our mission is to move the human resources discipline forward together, propelled and inspired by a collaborative environment of trust, support, honesty, integrity, and respect.

Academic Partner: Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) program prepares you to lead transformational organizational change with vision, knowledge and confidence. We offer degree, graduate certificate and executive education programs to meet the needs of professionals at various career stages pursuing their unique academic and career goals – including leadership coaching, designing for learning and change, and strategic change management.